Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

स एवं चिंतयानस्तु गतो वै नारदं विभुम् । द्रष्टुं पार्थिवशार्दूल वैष्णवे दिवसे स्थिते

Transliteration

sa evaṃ ciṃtayānastu gato vai nāradaṃ vibhum | draṣṭuṃ pārthivaśārdūla vaiṣṇave divase sthite

Translation

स एवमेवं चिन्तयन् पार्थिवशार्दूलो वैष्णवे दिवसे स्थिते विभुं नारदं द्रष्टुं जगाम।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• चिन्तयानः: thinking
• चिन्तयानः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent—participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate—has gone)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• विभुम्: the mighty one
• विभुम्: Karman (कर्म/Object—apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे नारदम् प्रति

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

• पार्थिवशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• पार्थिवशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• वैष्णवे: on the Vaiṣṇava (sacred)
• वैष्णवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; दिवसे इति विशेषण

• दिवसे: day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• स्थिते: when (it) had arrived/was present
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिवसे इति सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary yet dignified king, after deep reflection, sets out toward the radiant sage Nārada on a sacred Vaiṣṇava day; mountain backdrop, pilgrims’ path, subtle signs of auspicious time.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Nārada
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, one should seek guidance from realized sages; auspicious times (holy days) support dharmic turning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces Nārada and the narrative setting; the chapter’s tīrtha focus remains Śaṅkhatīrtha/Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the timing is indicated: a “Vaiṣṇava day” (a day sacred to Viṣṇu), implying observance of auspicious religious practice, though no specific rite is detailed.